Date of birth: 9.5.1940 Hometown: North Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Children: Amy Brooks (b. 1971)
James L. Brooks was born in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA. He is among an elite group of 5 Directors who have won best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Orig/Adapted) for the same film. In 1984 he won all three for Terms of Endearment (1983). The other Directors are Leo McCarey, Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola & Peter Jackson.
